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In Moving Christmas, Brandon Camp’s and Richard D’ovidio’s new children’s book that’s been launched across the whole gamut of modern book release platforms with the help of Austin's Chaotic Moon, including an interactive iPad app that’s sold well in the iTunes store, Santa and his elves go green.

Yes, as part of the authors’ Frank Duffy series about an unflappable owner of a moving company, the author’s are upfront about their environmental parable. When the melting polar caps ravage Santa’s workshop, he’s quick to point out why: “Mother Nature warned me this was going to happen! Global warming has melted our Village!” Santa exclaims (emphasis theirs).

The book, featuring vibrant illustrations from Max Miceli, doesn’t lay it on quite as thick as its opening act, but harnessing the power of the sun through solar-powered toys does serve as a green-version of your standard deux ex machina. It’s otherwise a perfectly pleasant kid’s Christmas book — sweet-natured, a little silly and moves along at a fast enough clip for parents to stomach.

But Camp’s and D’ovidio’s book isn’t the first to make Christmas a jumping off point for a lesson in reducing your carbon footprint. In addition to Moving Christmas, available now, a roundup of green holiday kids titles: